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The Miami Herald just published an article about Mandarin immersion… School teaches in English, Mandarin A new bilingual English/Mandarin school has opened in South Miami, following a national trend of Mandarin immersion programs across the country By Jared Goyette Beth was quoted and the MIPC got a mention. Here is an excerpt… Elizabeth Weiss, president…
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By Katie Olson Thanks to everyone who attended the Mandarin immersion middle school committee meeting #4 on Sept. 23. Present: Katie Olson, Kellyn Dong, Ken (a new parent from the Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila), Eos de Feminis (SI parent from Marshall leading the SI MS group), Amy Risch (also SI parent from Marshall very…
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Mandarin Immersion Parent Council Meeting Notes for Meeting held 9/14/09 at Jose Ortega Elementary School. Mandarin Immersion Parents Council president Beth Weise welcomed the 40 or so parents who attended, including five new Kindergarten families from both schools. Also attending were Principals Chris Rosenberg (Starr King) and JoLynn Washington (Jose Ortega) Weise told them that…
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By Katie Olson These are the notes from the middle school committee meeting #3, which was held on September 7, 2009. Spanish Immersion Middle School Mary and I were at the Spanish immersion meeting on 9/7 in which they discussed their concerns. In brief, they suspect that they will graduate at least 50 more 5th…
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By Elizabeth Weise The Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila, is off to a “rocking good start,” says Nicole Hsieh, the new school’s new PTA president. The District’s fifth Chinese immersion school opened this year. It is Cantonese-English, and will introduce Mandarin in second grade. The school has three Kindergartens and two first grade classes. The…
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Monday, Aug. 24th, marked the beginning of the fourth year of Mandarin Immersion at the San Francisco Unified School District. To help incoming students and their families, parents from Starr King and Jose Ortega offer some advice on what to expect and what to do to help your child’s first weeks of immersion go well.…
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The “SFCitizen” blog has some first day of school photos from the “Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila”, San Francisco’s newest Chinese immersion program. Like Alice Fong Yu and West Portal, this school will be Cantonese immersion. As the children move to second grade, the plan is to also introduce Mandarin, with the goal of gaining…
